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<A HREF="http://lua-users.org/">lua-users.org</A>
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<A HREF="http://lua-users.org/wiki/">wiki</A>
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<A HREF="http://lua-users.org/wiki/IrcChannel">irc</A>
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<A HREF="http://forum.luahub.com/">forum</A>
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<A HREF="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/lua">stackoverflow</A>
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<A HREF="http://lua-users.org/wiki/UserGroups">user groups</A>
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<A HREF="lua-l.html">mailing list</A>
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<A HREF="survey.html">user survey</A>
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<A HREF="quotes.html">quotes</A>
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<A HREF="donations.html">donations</A>

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<H2><A NAME="meeting">Meeting places</A></H2>
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There are several places you can go to meet other people that use Lua.
A good starting point is
<A HREF="http://lua-users.org/">lua-users.org</A>,
a <A HREF="http://lua-users.org/wiki/">collaborative</A>
meeting place built for and by Lua users.

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One of the focal points of the Lua community is our
<A HREF="lua-l.html">mailing list</A>,
which is very
<A HREF="lua-l-stats.html">active</A>
and friendly;
it has over 2500
<A HREF="lua-l-stats.html#subscribers">subscribers</A>
from all over the world,
including several Lua experts and the
<A HREF="authors.html">Lua team</A>.

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Other meeting places are
<A HREF="lua-br.html">Lua BR</A>,
the
<A HREF="http://lua-users.org/wiki/IrcChannel">chat room</A>,
and the
<A HREF="http://forum.luahub.com/">forum</A>.
Lua is also frequently cited in
<A HREF="http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Lua+group:comp.*&amp;scoring=d">usenet newsgroups</A>
and in
<A HREF="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/lua">stackoverflow</A>.

If you want to meet in person,
join a
<A HREF="http://lua-users.org/wiki/UserGroups">user group</A>,
<A HREF="http://lua-programming.meetup.com/">find a user group near you</A>,
or attend a
<A HREF="#workshop">Lua Workshop</A>.

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<H2><A NAME="workshop">Workshop</A></H2>
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Part of the Lua community has met in person during a workshop in
<A HREF="wshop05.html">2005</A>,
<A HREF="wshop06.html">2006</A>,
<A HREF="wshop08.html">2008</A>,
<A HREF="wshop09.html">2009</A>,
<A HREF="wshop11.html">2011</A>,
<A HREF="wshop12.html">2012</A>,
and
<A HREF="wshop13.html">2013</A>.

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The main goal of this series of workshops is to allow the Lua community to get together and meet in person and talk about the Lua language, its uses, and its implementation.
Another goal is to help spread the word about Lua to industry and academia, taking advantage of the location of the workshop when possible.

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If you'd like to organize a Lua workshop,
please post a proposal in the
<A HREF="lua-l.html">mailing list</A>.

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<H2><A NAME="contributing">Contributing</A></H2>

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You can contribute to the community in several ways:
answer questions about Lua
(in the
<A HREF="lua-l.html">mailing list</A>,
in the
<A HREF="http://lua-users.org/wiki/IrcChannel">chat room</A>,
in the
<A HREF="http://forum.luahub.com/">forum</A>,
in
<A HREF="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/lua">stackoverflow</A>,
and elsewhere),
collaborate in the
<A HREF="http://lua-users.org/wiki/">lua-users wiki</A>,
answer our <A HREF="survey.html">survey</A>,
add a Lua
<A HREF="images/">logo</A> to your web page,
tell us about
<A HREF="http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaLinks">third-party sites</A>
related to Lua
and
<A HREF="papers.html">papers and theses</A>
about Lua,
and
write
<A HREF="http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaAddons">tools and libraries</A> for Lua.

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<H2>Supporting Lua</H2>
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You can help to
<A HREF="donations.html">support the Lua project</A>
by
<A HREF="donations.html#books">buying a book</A>
or by making a
<A HREF="donations.html#donation">donation</A>.

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You can also help to spread the word about Lua by buying Lua products
at
<A HREF="http://www.zazzle.com/Lua_Store">Zazzle</A>,
<A HREF="http://www.cafepress.com/lualang">CafePress</A>,
and
<A HREF="http://www.fibers.com/shop/Lua">Fibers</A>.

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